British Place Names

A comprehensive online gazetteer

Congleton, Cheshire East

Local area map loading...

Congleton, Cheshire East

Congleton is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the county of Cheshire in England. It lies on the banks of the River Dane, to the west of the Macclesfield Canal and 21 miles south of Manchester. The town has a population of 25,750.

Post town

CONGLETON

Administrative County

Cheshire East

Traditional County

Cheshire

OS Grid

SJ8663

OS Settlement Classification

Town

Region

North West

Country

England

Police Authority

Cheshire

Fire and Rescue Authority

Cheshire

Fire and Rescue Authority

Cheshire

Ambulance Authority

North West

Dialling code

01260

Population

26,437 (2010)

Other names by which Congleton, Cheshire East has been known in the past

Cogletone ~ Condate ~ Cogeltone

Congleton, Cheshire East in John Bartholomew's "Gazetteer of the British Isles" (1887)

Congleton, mun. bor. and market town with ry. sta., Astbury par., E. Cheshire, 26 miles S. of Manchester and 157 miles NW. of London, 2572 ac., pop. 11,116; 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Saturday; is a well-built town, on the banks of the Dane, a tributary of the Weaver. C. is a place of considerable antiquity, with charters dating from Edward III. The principal industry is the mfr. of silk, but there is also salt-making and coal-mining. C. has canal communication with Macclesfield, 8 miles NE.

Your comments about Congleton, Cheshire East

What do you know about Congleton, Cheshire East? Give us the benefit of your local knowledge and opinions here!